The Greatest Games Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Fans, Ed Ward has done it all! What a great guest for The Greatest Games Podcast! Coach Ward tells us about his unique journey through sport and about a couple of epic games. This episode really brings out the spirit of what sport is all about. Thank you to Coach Ward for coming on the show!
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Rich Gatewood, the new Head Boys Basketball Coach at Moore Traditional School in Louisville, joins Kris and Brian in today’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast. Coach Gatewood has one of the most unique stories and journeys through high school basketball that he shares with us in this inspiring episode. Hear his thoughts on traditional high schools as well as prep schools and how they both play a role in today’s basketball landscape. Also learn about the value of having connections with college coaches and how that can help your kids at the high school level. We can’t thank Coach Gatewood enough for coming on the show!
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Join us for today’s episode with 5 time state championship winning coach Chris Roche! Learn all about how his Wilsonville HS team won back to back state championships in 2019 and 2022. That’s correct and not a typo! Coach Roche is an incredible man and has an amazing amount of clarity when it comes to how he coaches and what is shooting for each year. This episode will challenge and inspire you!
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Coach Fred Hill joins Kris and Brian for the second time to discuss many topics including The Basketball Reunion coming up on April 4 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, Team Hill Foundation and Compass Basketball Academy.
Learn more about about each of these ventures and the links below:
www.thebasketballreunion.com
www.teamhillfoundation.org
www.compassbasketball.com
Coach Fred Hill has such infectious energy and we can’t thank him enough for coming back on the show!
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We are excited to bring you New York Times Best Selling Author Ian O’Connor in today’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast. He is the author of the brand new book The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski. This is a MUST read as we witness the end of Coach K’s illustrious coaching career.
Ian shares about his process of writing the book, and about how it was 30 years in the making ever since he sat courtside at the Duke vs. UK 1992 East Regional at the Spectrum when Christian Laettner hit “The Shot.”
We can’t thank Ian O’Connor enough for coming on the show. We encourage our listeners to check out his library of books here.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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Jeff Koehler returns to talk about a challenging topic: Parents and their role in talking with coaches about playing time, etc. This is a really thought-provoking episode and we can’t thank Coach Koehler for coming back to share some wisdom with us!
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After a late night of work on The Bash Brian checks in to say hello and talk briefly about The Bash!
Corbin Landers, the head JV and Varsity Boys Basketball coach at Camden Military Academy, joins us for this week’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast. Coach Landers has a wide variety of experiences in basketball at a young age and has now landed his first head coaching opportunity in Camden, SC. Hear his heart for his players and learn more about his “why” in this episode in addition to an incredible game between Charleston Southern and High Point from the mid 2010s.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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Relationships are hard enough, but imagine preparing your team for a big game and, oh by the way, the other team is coached by your spouse! Well, that’s what happened recently in the Bronx as Rutgers University-Newark, coached by Ashley Cieplicki, visited The College of Mount Saint Vincent, coached by Phil Stern, in what we believe is the very first college basketball matchup between spouses. Hear all about how this game came about, and how special this game was for all who were involved. Heck, even our very own Kris DeBlasio was able to watch this historic matchup. We can't thank Ashley and Phil enough for sharing this story with us.
We would also like to shoutout SNARR (Special Needs Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation) as they were a part of the special night as well as the beneficiary of t-shirt sales and donations. Learn more about this amazing organization at https://snarrnortheast.org/ and adopt Alfie before Brian does!
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
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As a basketball player George Selleck was selected as the California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year, at Stanford he earned All-American honors and then went on to being elected to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and the Pac-12 Ring of Honor. As a coach he was selected TWICE by the Los Angeles Times as the High School Coach of the Year. But it is not these accomplishments that define George Selleck. Through Lead2Play, an organization he founded, and the numerous books he has written Dr. Selleck has made it his life’s work to empower youth and to make sports fun for those involved.
In his new book, Kian and Me: Gifts from a Grandson, which is out now at Amazon and other fine retailers, Dr. Selleck walks readers through what Kian, his toddler grandson, is teaching him as his grandfather. It is a book that we can’t recommend enough to our listeners and one containing endless lessons for adults as seen through the eyes of a toddler. Pick up a copy today.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
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Podcast fans, we have taken the week off from a fresh podcast to bring you this gem from the great George Glymph. We know high school seasons around the country will be starting soon, so what better way to celebrate that than bring you one of the greatest high school coaches of all time,
Coach Glymph has touched countless lives throughout his journey through the world of basketball. He won 5 state championships at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, SC posting a record of 471-135. He also won an AAU national championship in 1987.
More than a basketball coach, Coach Glymph earned Teacher of the Year honors twice throughout his career as a math teacher. He even was an Olympic Torch bearer for the 1996 Summer Olympics!
Brian has this to say about Coach Glymph: “I grew up idolizing Coach Glymph. As a young coach working on my craft, I would take note after note every time I heard Coach speak somewhere. I was blown away by his approach to the game, but more than that, I was blown away by his ability to connect with anyone around him. To have him help coach our JV guys for a year while I coached Trent, his grandson, was an absolute dream come true. I learned more about the game, coaching kids and about myself in that year than any year of my coaching career. I am forever grateful to Coach Glymph for being honest with me, even the times that moved me to tears, because that was what I needed as a coach and as a man.”
Kris has this to say about Coach Glymph: “Having the opportunity to work alongside Coach Glymph was a pleasure I never imagined I would have. His willingness to share his vast depth of knowledge with Brian and I was a true blessing. The most impressive thing about Coach Glymph is his true humility in any situation. While helping us coach a JV basketball team he never once thought he was above us as a coach. As a man of faith he believes in service to others and his life is a reflection of that, and I am humbled to know him and call him a mentor.”
Listeners will hear the heart of Coach George Glymph shine through in this episode. His love for the game, kids and coaches is infectious, and you’ll quickly hear why he has been so influential around the game of basketball in South Carolina and beyond.
We can’t thank Coach George Glymph enough for joining us on the show.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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Rob Carcich is the new head boys basketball coach at Westwood High School in New Jersey. In this episode hear Coach Carcich talk about his philosophies around teaching young men the game of basketball and life. He tells a great story about a player that forgot his jacket and how he handles it in the moment. He has a fascinating journey that began as a volunteer coach at Westwood and now to the head coach there.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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Silvio Santander, Assistant Coach for the Argentina National Team AND Head Coach of the Venezuelan professional team Guaiqueríes de Margarita, joins us for this week’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast. Coach Santander comes from a basketball family and tells us about his journey from coaching youth basketball to being a professional coach travelling to 29 countries because of basketball. It was incredible to hear about the similarities and differences amongst the players he has coached and American players.
His message to young coaches and players all over the world: “Enjoy the game.” Such great advice!
Thanks to Coach Santander for taking the time to talk with us. This was a fascinating interview!
And in his honor, we will post these show notes in Spanish as well:
Silvio Santander, entrenador asistente de la selección argentina y entrenador en jefe del equipo profesional venezolano Guaiqueríes de Margarita, se une a nosotros para el episodio de esta semana del podcast de The Greatest Games. El entrenador Santander proviene de una familia del baloncesto y nos cuenta su trayectoria desde ser entrenador de baloncesto juvenil hasta ser un entrenador profesional que viaja a 29 países debido al baloncesto. Fue increíble escuchar acerca de las similitudes y diferencias entre los jugadores que ha entrenado y los jugadores estadounidenses.
Su mensaje a los jóvenes entrenadores y jugadores de todo el mundo: "Disfruten el juego". ¡Qué gran consejo!
Gracias al entrenador Santander por tomarse el tiempo de hablar con nosotros. ¡Fue una entrevista fascinante!
Su mensaje a los jóvenes entrenadores y jugadores de todo el mundo: "Disfruten el juego". ¡Qué gran consejo!
Gracias al entrenador Santander por tomarse el tiempo de hablar con nosotros. ¡Fue una entrevista fascinante!
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
JP Nerbun is a former Division I basketball player at The University of South Carolina winning an NIT championship in 2006. He then moved to Ireland and began his coaching career. In this episode learn about his journey from a coach that was a “yeller and screamer” to transformational coach and how he started TOC Consulting. Coaches of all levels will benefit from what JP has to share in this episode as well as the resources he provides on his website and on his very own podcast.
Learn more about TOC Consulting at ThriveOnChallenge.com.
Catch JP and co-host Nate Sanderson on the Coaching Culture Podcast where they interview leaders and coaches across many different industries. He even had one of our favorite authors, James Clear, on his show.
We highly recommend reaching out to JP if you are a coach that is ready to do things differently and impact youth long term.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
In this week’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast we visit with Fort Lee’s (NJ) Head Coach, Adam Shrager. Coach Shrager has had an interesting journey across this great country of ours and has landed in New Jersey where he is an incredibly thoughtful, caring and successful head coach. This is yet another episode that left us encouraged about the state of basketball and high school sports.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
We have heard a lot of great stories throughout 130 episodes of The Greatest Games Podcast, but the story told by Jimmy Kinard easily lands in the top 5 of EPIC greatest games story. Learn about an enormous rivalry game and how the lights WENT OUT before the final seconds. Stories like these are why we love sports and especially high school sports. Click here to read a little more about this amazing story told by Jimmy Kinard.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
Larry Davis was named Mr. Basketball in South Carolina, was recruited to UNC, transferred to The University of South Carolina and scored over 1000 points in two years in a Gamecock uniform. He followed that up with a long and successful career playing overseas. Needless to say, Larry Davis was a great player. Here in this episode how he has become a great coach with various stops along the way at high schools and colleges.
Click here to read a story about Lewisville’s state championship under Coach Larry Davis.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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We’re taking a little bit of a diversion from our normal basketball content today and we talk with the great Andrew Kitick. Andrew is a former Sports Information Director for the University of South Carolina. He tells us about some incredible Gamecock games as well as the leadership characteristics of Coach Ray Tanner.
Andrew works for the Evans Scholars Foundations. The Western Golf Association conducts championships for professional and amateur golfers, promotes the use of youth caddies and supports the Evans Scholars Foundation's efforts to award full tuition and housing college scholarships to high-achieving caddies with limited financial means. Here is their website in order to get involved in a great cause.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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Coach James Pulliate has had a fascinating journey from through college and high school basketball to now being an assistant coach at Emerson HS with the great John Ziemba. This episode takes a deep dive into the idea of a team truly being a family. Thanks Coach Pulliate for being an awesome guest!
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
Coach Brian Dunn of Northern Valley Old Tappan joins us for this week’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast! Coach Dunn is both the head coach of the girls basketball and football teams there and has led them both to multiple sectional titles.
Coach tells us about an incredible sectional game in 2018 vs. Pascack Valley and the great Jeff Jasper (episode 115 of The Greatest Games Podcast).
Click for an awesome article about the game and see a video from the longest 13 seconds in the history.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
Imagine for a moment you are a young head coach and your team is facing off against a living legend...a legend you have admired and respected for many years. And, oh by the way, he’s gunning for his 1000th win. That’s the scenario Dan Burke describes in this epic episode.
Coach Burke is the head coach of the Wilmington University Wildcats in Wilmington, Delaware. Hear all about his ascension to becoming a head coach at the age of 29 and hear all about his philosophies about hoops and life in this episode.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
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This week’s episode is a repost of the dynamic Yusuf English of Hartsville HS. Coach English was nice enough to invite Brian on his podcast to record this week (The Staley Kurtz English Show) so we wanted to make sure our listeners caught this highly-entertaining episode with Coach English.
Check out his brand: www.unfilteredforever.com and his other podcast: The Relationship Status Podcast.
He’s a man of many talents!
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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Coach Melvin Watson, a former SEC Champion with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, talks about a couple of his greatest games. From several times coming up short as player as a coach to earning a state championship as a head coach, Coach Watson weaves a beautiful story of redemption in this episode.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
You know Coach Dave Cieplicki as the legendary head girls basketball coach at Dumont High School in Bergen County, NJ, but after listening to this episode you will truly know the heart behind the legend. Hear Coach talk about how he has stayed true to who he is as a person and as a coach, and learn how to have high expectations while building lasting, deep relationships. This episode is another must-listen. Thanks Coach for sharing your journey with us.
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
On June 24, 2021 the very first The Greatest Games Coaches Social was held at Miller’s Ale House in Paramus, NJ. We can’t thank everyone enough for coming out and having a great time with us. What an honor it was to connect with coaches, share stories and laugh together for a few hours. The basketball community is special. It is filled with kind, loving and competitive men and women, and to be able to have coaches under one roof, especially with the last year we have had was amazing. Thank you for all your support of this show!
Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Coach Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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Mark Mitchell tells us all about his amazon journey from growing up on the streets of Newark, NJ to starting as a middle school coach to his current position as the Head Women’s Coach at St. Peter’s University. Coach Mitchell tells us all about how hard work and taking no shortcuts has led to his unbelievable success. To this day, Mitchell remains the only college basketball coach in the state of New Jersey (any level, men’s or women’s) to win a national championship, and he tells us all about the game to cap his team’s 33-0 season.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
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We welcome back one of our favorite guests, coaching veteran Bruce Hamburger. Coach sheds some light on what it is like to be a college coach in search of a job. He tells us all about the steps he is currently taking to land his next job. Coach takes us inside his daily routine of phone calls, emails and the endless waiting game. As always, we are delighted to learn many lessons from a true basketball coaching junkie.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.
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What a fun and unique episode this week. Ashley Cieplicki is the Head Women's basketball coach at Rutgers University-Newark and her husband Phil Stern is the AD and Head Women's basketball coach at The College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York. These two great coaches share how the role of a coach has changed even over the past decade in order to educate the entirety of each student-athlete they are responsible for. They also both have great championship games they tell us about: Cieplicki winning her first NJAC tournament championship and Stern winning the America East conference while coaching at UMBC, for the first NCAA tournament appearance in school history.
Check out the NJAC Championship game highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkhuGcL52lk
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You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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John Ziemba, guest number 38 on The Greatest Games Podcast, returns in this week’s episode to talk about possible legislative changes within the NJSIAA that would affect basketball season as well as other sport’s seasons.
Click here to read an article on NJ.com about the proposed changes.
This episode shows the power of collaboration between coaches and state associations as well as the power of a group of coaches that bring real solutions to state associations.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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Rex Walters has been an incredibly successful player and coach on the college and professional levels, and has been known as a hard-driving player and coach. But what did we find? Coach Walters is HIGHLY entertaining, genuine and FUN. Of course he wants to win, but fans will hear his enormous personality come through loud and clear. He shares some great stories and wisdom that will benefit coaches of all levels. Plus, he stumps Kris with a fantastic trivia question!
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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We’re reposting one of our best episodes to date about our boy Tacauma Lettsome. We’re reposting for several reasons, but this Saturday Ridge View HS will be hosting an All Star game in his honor and he’ll be in attendance! We’re super-pumped to have him back on campus once again and can’t wait to honor him and raise funds for him and his family during his fight with ALS.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
Want to know more about the event this Saturday? Visit RidgeViewSports.com
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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Vietnam Veteran? Check.
The first girls basketball coach in NJ history to reach 1,000 wins? Check.
One of the most entertaining and engaging guests on The Greatest Games Podcast? Check!
Join us for this week’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast as the legendary Coach Jeff Jasper of Pascack Valley High School tells us about his incredible journey from Vietnam, to becoming a high school teacher and starting the girls basketball program at Pascack Valley High School. And hear how, after one year, he was offered a boys coaching job and turned it down. The rest is history for Coach Jasper. This episode will encourage listeners of all levels and brings us all back to the “why” behind coaching: relationships. Thanks Coach Jasper for an amazing interview.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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Coach Bruce Hamburger has been recommended to us time and again, and let’s be honest: HE DELIVERED in this podcast. Coach Hamburger is a highly-entertaining storyteller and one of the really great guys in the business. We can’t thank him enough for joining us on the show to tell us about his story and all about the run Seton Hall made to the 1989 NCAA National Championship game. Hear an incredible story on how PJ Carlisemo handled the loss.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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Bill Zotti has a familiar journey that we have heard on The Greatest Games Podcast working his way up from a student manager to a Division I assistant coach. He tells us about a game during the early days of UMBC basketball (well before the Retrievers knocked off the #1 seed Virginia Cavaliers). Even though he is currently retired, Coach Zotti could step on the floor with any program. This episode is entertaining from start to finish and really highlights the connection that all coaches have with one another.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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Coach Tim Maloney joins us for this week’s episode of The Greatest Games, and he really brings the heat when it comes to talking about basketball and the development of student-athletes in life. He has been a high school coach, been at The University of Florida with Billy Donovan as well as Baylor with Scott Drew, and a myriad of other stops. Through personal health issues he has realized the extreme value of working with kids. This is a highly encouraging episode for all listeners.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.
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From Casper, Wyoming, to Pullman, Washington, ending all the way up in Ōpunake, New Zealand, hear the incredible journey of Coach Angelo Hill. He played college basketball for the legendary George Raveling, played professionally all over the world, and coached in junior college and internationally in New Zealand. He tells a story of absolute determination by him as a coach, and by one of his players to win the JUCO Region title while at Casper College. His words about coaching and the impact coaches have on players are truly moving. Please take the time to listen to this special episode and share with a coaching friend.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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Ben Lee, head boys basketball coach at River Bluff High School in Lexington, SC, joins us for today’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast. Coach Lee takes us through his incredible journey of building River Bluff High School in eight years to a State Championship program at the AAAAA level of South Carolina.
Click here to view The State Newspaper article about River Bluff’s win over Dutch Fork.
Click here to view The State Newspaper article about River Bluff’s State Championship win over the 4-time defending State Champion Dorman.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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The great Chris Gaskin returns to the place where it all started! As our first guest on The Greatest Games Podcast, we can’t thank Coach Gaskin enough for helping us to get our start. This episode takes a dive into the NCAA Tournament and all of our favorite memories around March Madness. Thank you Coach Gaskin for making a return visit to the show!
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for a repost of our episode as Coach Steve Collins, head coach at Madison Memorial High School (WI), talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Collins tells us a great story of a legendary triple overtime state championship game giving him his first state title. Coach Collins is one of the most successful coaches in the state of Wisconsin with 3 state championships and countless appearances in the state Final Four. He also runs a coaching website and several of his own podcasts. You can find him here:
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Matt Doherty, former Head Coach at a variety of stops in Division I Men’s College Basketball, joins us for today’s episode of The Greatest Games Podcast. Coach Doherty takes us along for his journey through coaching, the lessons he has learned along the way and tells us all about his new book: Rebound. This book is as wonderful read full of basketball stories from his time as a player at UNC as well as lessons learned along his coaching journey.
Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome’s GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
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Tacauma Lettsome, a former Ridge View High School Volunteer Assistant Coach and School Resource Officer, is fighting ALS. This episode is all about our guy, his story, his fight and how you can help.
Before going any further, please make a donation here at his family’s GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate
You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease” here at ALS.org. Hear more about Lettsome’s story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.
Coach Lettsome gave for many years to Ridge View High School, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the City of Columbia Police Department shaping and molding those around him. “Lett” is a teacher. He’s a mentor. He’s a gentle giant. He’s a real man that has touched countless lives, and we wanted to do our part to tell his story, to help his family and to raise awareness about ALS.
Lett, we love you, and we are behind you in your fight against ALS. We know you’re a fighter. You got this! We love you!
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This week we decided to do something special. We decided to post our episode with the incredible Phil Martelli. Why, you ask? This is the point in the season where a lot of coaches are saying goodbye to their teams either because of not making tournaments, tournament losses, or even COVID-19 related issues. We felt like it was important to post this episode with Coach Martelli because he really takes us back to the “why” around coaching. This episode is incredibly rich and has been one of our most popular episodes.
Coach Martelli takes us through his incredible journey through high school and college basketball. Even though he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball, what shines through the most is his love for young people, his family and his love for the game of basketball. This episode is incredibly special and uplifting.
Follow Coach Martelli on Twitter at @PhilMartelli. And follow along with Michigan Wolverine Men’s Basketball at @UMichBall on Twitter.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 104 Josh Coley, Head Boys Basketball Coach at United Faith Christian Academy in Charlotte, NC, talks about his greatest game.
Coach Coley also chimes in on the question from episode 103: “Is talent or toughness more important?”
Great quote from this episode from Coach Coley: “Play so hard that you can’t be nervous.”
Coach Coley is one of the great young minds in the game of basketball today and has a highly-competitive program in one of the hotbeds of high school basketball.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 103 as Robert Wells, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Brookland Cayce High School in Cayce, SC, talks with Kris and Brian about his greatest game.
Coach Wells brought the fire early in the show after he posed the question, “Is it better to have tough players or talented players?” This kicked off a rich conversation that you really don’t want to miss. Coach Wells is a dynamic young coach that has wisdom beyond his years. He is also a coach that cares deeply about his kids and the direction of the Bearcat basketball program.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 102 as Jimmy Duncan, current athletics director at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, tells us about his journey sharing the coaching room with some wonderful mentors. Coach Duncan tells us about a game that had to be delayed because of a raucous environment in the stands and continued the next day in an empty gym, this is a story you don’t want to miss.
Click here for a link to a story from that night.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 101 as Brandon Wallace, assistant coach at Gray Collegiate Academy, tells about his journey as an all SEC performer, international basketball star to the sideline. Brandon tells us about losing his love for the game after his playing career and has rekindled his passion for the game as a coach. Brandon’s greatest games come against legendary South Carolina high school coach Zach Norris. Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins. Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time. Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.
The 100th episode is HERE! We can’t thank you enough for all your support of The Greatest Games Podcast. This episode is special for a couple of reasons:
- It is our 100th episode.
- But, more than that, we have Coach George Glymph joining us for today’s episode.
Coach Glymph has touched countless lives throughout his journey through the world of basketball. He won 5 state championships at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, SC posting a record of 471-135. He also won an AAU national championship in 1987.
More than a basketball coach, Coach Glymph earned Teacher of the Year honors twice throughout his career as a math teacher. He even was an Olympic Torch bearer for the 1996 Summer Olympics!
Brian has this to say about Coach Glymph: “I grew up idolizing Coach Glymph. As a young coach working on my craft, I would take note after note every time I heard Coach speak somewhere. I was blown away by his approach to the game, but more than that, I was blown away by his ability to connect with anyone around him. To have him help coach our JV guys for a year while I coached Trent, his grandson, was an absolute dream come true. I learned more about the game, coaching kids and about myself in that year than any year of my coaching career. I am forever grateful to Coach Glymph for being honest with me, even the times that moved me to tears, because that was what I needed as a coach and as a man.”
Kris has this to say about Coach Glymph: “Having the opportunity to work alongside Coach Glymph was a pleasure I never imagined I would have. His willingness to share his vast depth of knowledge with Brian and I was a true blessing. The most impressive thing about Coach Glymph is his true humility in any situation. While helping us coach a JV basketball team he never once thought he was above us as a coach. As a man of faith he believes in service to others and his life is a reflection of that, and I am humbled to know him and call him a mentor.”
Listeners will hear the heart of Coach George Glymph shine through in this episode. His love for the game, kids and coaches is infectious, and you’ll quickly hear why he has been so influential around the game of basketball in South Carolina and beyond.
We can’t thank Coach George Glymph enough for joining us on the show.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 99 as Mr Brandon Ross, Assistant Principal at Ridge View High School, joins us for today’s episode.
Mr. Ross is the current South Carolina Association of School Administrators Assistant Principal of the Year! Hear his thoughts on what up and coming coaches as well as seasoned coaches can do to help administration and more in this episode. Mr. Ross is a former basketball coach, guidance counselor and will soon have his doctorate. Coaches of all levels will benefit from what he shares in this episode.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 98 as Coach Ché Roth of Cannon School in Concord, NC talks with us about his greatest game.
Coach Roth tells us about the 2020 NCISAA 4A Boys Basketball State Championship game in which his Cannon Cougars defeated Charlotte Latin 71-69. Click here to read a story and see the incredible photos from this game. This game is one of the last games before a worldwide quarantine. Coach Roth has made the journey from college coach to highly successful high school coach. Hear more about Cannon School and what makes that program so special in this episode.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 97 as Coach Larry Shyatt tells us about his greatest game.
Coach Shyatt brings over 40 years of college coaching experience to the Greatest Games podcast. Coach Shyatt is an amazing storyteller who brings us in the locker room of back to back National Championships Florida Gators and his years as a head coach at Wyoming and Clemson. Enjoy listening to Coach’s years of wisdom, enthusiasm, and gratitude for a long career.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 96 as Peter Kaffey, AZ Compass Prep Program Director and Coach, joins Kris and Brian to talk about his greatest game.
AZ Compass Prep is quickly becoming a household name in the world of prep basketball, and hear Coach Kaffey tell us some incredible stories from his days in basketball. Listeners will also hear about what makes AZ Compass Prep such a special place. We were blessed to have the Dragons join us in Columbia, SC for the The Bash this past December 2020. What a show they put on!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 95 as the Head Coach of New York University, Dagan Nelson, tells us about his greatest game.
Coach Nelson has one of the most varied journeys (including stops at the high school, AAU and college level) of any of our past guests. Hear him tell us about an incredible college basketball game that finished 4 on 3 and learn all about his program at NYU. Coach Nelson has a growth mindset and is all about improvement. This episode has tons of gems in it!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 94 as Tony McIntyre, head coach of Orangeville Prep in Mono, Ontario, tells us about his greatest game.
Coach McIntyre takes us to Riverview Park for an EPIC matchup in the Peach Jam that featured future pros such as Andrew Wiggins, Aaron Gordon and many more. Coach’s team suffers a heartbreaking loss at the end, but it was also a game full of teachable moments. Below is the poem that Tony and Brian mention during this episode.
Learn more about Orangeville Prep basketball at gobears.ca and see their incredible rosters from years gone by. Follow Coach McIntyre on Twitter at @CoachTonyMac.
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IT'S ONLY ONE POSSESSION
By
Jeff Smith
It was only one possession
Why must my coach scream,
My poor defense permitted the basket
But what can one hoop mean?
As the pass comes my direction,
And I fumble it into the stands,
The coach's voice rings loud and clear,
"Catch with your eyes and hands!"
C'mon, coach, it's a single possession,
Our team will be okay.
It's just the first two minutes,
My gosh, we've got all day.
At the 10 minute mark I remember
That the center is strong and stout.
A putback for two, quite simply due
To my failure to turn and block out.
But it was only one possession,
I didn't commit a crime,
My team is ahead and I'm playing well,
And there's still plenty of time!
As the halftime buzzer is sounding,
And I watch the ball bank in,
I know I will hear from my loving coach
Of my questionable effort to defend.
But it was only one possession,
Coach-don't have a heart attack!
We're down by one, but we're having fun,
I know we'll get the lead back!
The second half mirrors the first,
But it's early, it's not a big deal
That my failure to use a pass fake
Results in an unlikely steal.
But quickly I sink a jumper.
I'm greeted by high fives and slaps,
But the next possession I give up a layup
While suffering mental lapse.
But it's only one possession,
C'mon, Coach, chill out.
It's crazy to see you disgusted
As you slap the assistant and shout.
"Victory favors the team making
the fewest mistakes.
Single possessions are the key.
So treat them like gold and do as
you're told,
and play with intensity."
I step to the line for one and one,
But I'm having a concentration lapse.
The ball soars through the air-
Good lord, it's a brick!
I'm afraid the support will collapse.
In post game I sit at my locker,
Pondering what more I could do.
I realize the value of each possession,
What a shame that we lost by two.
816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 93 as Adam Nelson of HoopDirt.com talks about his greatest games.
Coach Nelson tells us about his fascinating journey to becoming “The Dirt King,” how his website and services have grown over the years and we simply just talk hoops from back in the day when he was a successful coach. Adam started out as a student-manager for The University of South Carolina Men’s Basketball team and here is a story from Bobby Cremins’ 3 days as South Carolina’s Men’s Basketball Coach.
If you have not ever seen HoopDirt.com, you are missing out. It’s a one stop shop for all things basketball coaching openings and much more. Follow Hoop Dirt on Twitter at @HoopDirt and you can follow Adam on Twitter at @HD_DirtKing.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 92 as Herb Magee, the head coach of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, talks with us about his greatest game.
Coach Magee is truly a legend. In 53 years as a head coach he has won 1,123 games, been to 31 NCAA tournaments, had 37 seasons with 20 wins or more and is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer. His 1,123 wins places him second all-time behind Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski for most wins as a college basketball coach.
In this episode Coach Magee talks about how he has run a first-class program that instills discipline and work ethic in players all while being incredibly successful in the win column. His heart for the game of basketball, the coaching and playing community of Philadelphia and for his players shines through brightly in this episode. We can’t thank Coach Magee enough for joining us on the show.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 91 as Rob Burke, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Colorado College, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Burke tells us about his journey through his playing days to now being around the game of college basketball for going on 20 years and some of the lessons he’s learned along the way. This is an episode that will teach, inspire and encourage basketball coaches of all levels.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 90 as Carlos Powell, head boys basketball coach at Wilson High School in Florence, SC, talks with us about his greatest game. Hear some incredible stories from this former Gamecock basketball great that went on to have an extremely successful career playing overseas. Coach Powell has made the transition to being a great coach after being a great player; something that is not easy to do.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 89 as Brian Dillon, head girls basketball coach at Morris Hills High School in New Jersey, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Dillon tells us about two great games, one against Seton Hall Prep which was an absolute doozy that featured 3 future Division I players! Don’t miss this wonderfully entertaining episode!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 88 as Carey Rich, the face of basketball in Columbia, SC, talks with us about his greatest games AND some of the great players and coaches that have come through South Carolina over the years. This episode is a trip down memory lane for basketball fans of all ages, and highlights the incredibly rich history of South Carolina basketball.
Be sure to follow Carey on Twitter at @TheCaptain_03. He’s a great follow.
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Some of the South Carolina greats Carey and the guys talk about in this episode:
Ja Morant
Zion Williamson
Kevin Garnett
Joe Rhett
PJ Dozier
Sindarius Thornwell
BJ McKie
Marvin Orange
Carlos Powell
Jo Jo English
Jamie Watson
Ty Corbin
Xavier McDaniel
Khris Middleton
Jarrell Brantley
Stanley Roberts
Alex English
Jermaine O’Neal
Devin Downey
Raymond Felton
Ramon Sessions
Ray Allen
Melvin Watson
816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 87 as Matt Bloom, Head Boys Coach at Rutgers Prep in Somerset, New Jersey, tells us about his greatest game. Matt’s journey started as a ball boy at Fairleigh Dickinson University and brought him to the NCAA tournament with LaSalle University. He tells us about an amazing overtime game from his time at Lasalle.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 86 as Coach Matt Kittner, Assistant MBB Coach at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey, tells us about his greatest game. Don’t miss this young, up and coming coach talk about hoops and life in this highly entertaining episode. Coach Kittner brings wisdom beyond his years.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 85 as Bill Old, a former Division I assistant coach and Director of Operations, tells us about his greatest game which just happens to be one of the greatest upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament: The 2001 Hampton victory over Iowa State in a classic 15 vs. 2 seed matchup. Bill is one of the most well-respected guys in the business, and we’re excited to share this episode with you.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 84 as Coach Dave DeFerrari, former coach at Felician University, tells us about his Greatest Game. You really don’t want to miss this detailed look at an incredible basketball game.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 83 as Mark Bitar, a highly-skilled official from New Jersey, joins Kris and Brian on The Greatest Games. Mark is the first official that has been on the show, and he is a wealth of knowledge and has some incredible stories to share in this episode!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 82 as Coach Matt Dennis, head boys coach at Otsego High school, tells about his journey as a successful JUCO head coach to boys Varsity coach. Coach Dennis took losing programs in both places and turned them around quickly using his up-tempo style of basketball. He tells us about two games, one at Kalamazoo Valley CC and one at Otsego, both helped set the tone for his program building.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 81 as Brian Rosefield, Director of The Bash AND Co-Host of The Greatest Games Podcast, talks with Kris DeBlasio, also a Co-Host of The Greatest Games Podcast, about the 8th Annual Bash that was completed over the weekend. Learn more about The Bash at TheBashHoops.com and on social media at @TheBashHoops. The Bash is an international elite high school basketball showcase hosted annually in Columbia, SC.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 80 as Coach Manny Dosanjh, a graduate assistant at Michigan State University, tells us about his incredible journey as a young man of Indian immigrant parents in Canada. His passion for coaching developed during college which has led him to Oral Roberts University, Orangeville Prep in Mono, Ontario and now to East Lansing. His greatest game was at Orangeville Prep when the team finished off a perfect season.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 79 as Coach Peter Marion, former head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Florham), talks about his days as a student manager during the glory days of Seton Hall basketball under legendary coach PJ Carleisemo. Coach Marion tells us about an amazing game against rival Drew University (which is literally across the street the FDU-Florham). His passion for basketball and storytelling shine throughout this episode.
Visit TheBashHoops.com and @TheBashHoops on Twitter and Instagram to learn all about #TheBash, an international elite high school basketball showcase that has traditionally featured teams such as Oak Hill Academy, Huntington Prep, Ridge View High School and more. This year’s event will be played at Cardinal Newman in Columbia, SC.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 78 as Coach Joe Scott, Assistant MBB Coach at Caldwell University in Caldwell, NJ. Coach Scott has been a graduate assistant coach, high school assistant, high school head coach, college assistant and junior college head coach. He talks about finding his niche as an assistant coach and finding a home at Caldwell University. His greatest game is a story of a triple overtime thriller that ultimately ended in a loss and the lessons learned from that game.
Visit TheBashHoops.com and @TheBashHoops on Twitter and Instagram to learn all about #TheBash, an international elite high school basketball showcase that has traditionally featured teams such as Oak Hill Academy, Huntington Prep, Ridge View High School and more. This year’s event will be played at Cardinal Newman in Columbia, SC.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 77 as Coach Nick Nachay, Head Coach at Franklin and Marshall, talks about his journey through coaching and replacing the all time winningest coach in Division III basketball, Glenn Robinson. Coach has forged his own path and looks to continue the tradition for the Diplomats. He tells us about F&M punching their ticket to the 2016 NCAA tournament by beating Swathmore for the conference championship.
Visit TheBashHoops.com and @TheBashHoops on Twitter and Instagram to learn all about #TheBash, an international elite high school basketball showcase that has traditionally featured teams such as Oak Hill Academy, Huntington Prep, Ridge View High School and more. This year’s event will be played at Cardinal Newman in Columbia, SC.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 76 as Coach Fred Hill, Founder and CEO of the Team Hill Foundation as well as the former Head MBB Coach at Rutgers, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Hill tells us about his incredible journey through college basketball as a sought-after assistant coach and then as a head coach at the Division I level. He also tells Kris and Brian about giving back through his Team Hill Foundation. Learn more at TeamHillFoundation.org.
Visit TheBashHoops.com and @TheBashHoops on Twitter and Instagram to learn all about #TheBash, an international elite high school basketball showcase that has traditionally featured teams such as Oak Hill Academy, Huntington Prep, Ridge View High School and more. This year’s event will be played at Cardinal Newman in Columbia, SC.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 75 as Coach Dave Odom, a former Division I head coach, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Odom takes us through some of his greatest games as a coach, even the days of coaching high school baseball! Hear why Coach Odom is truly a legend in the world of basketball. His passion for the game and for others shines through in this episode. This interview was extremely special for Kris and Brian as they had the pleasure to work with Coach Odom back in the day at the University of South Carolina.
Visit TheBashHoops.com and @TheBashHoops on Twitter and Instagram to learn all about #TheBash, an international elite high school basketball showcase that has traditionally featured teams such as Oak Hill Academy, Huntington Prep, Ridge View High School and more. This year’s event will be played at Cardinal Newman in Columbia, SC.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 74 as Coach Ricky Stokes, a former Division I player, assistant coach and head coach, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Stokes takes us to Greensboro, NC for the 1995 ACC Tournament Final where Wake Forest defeated North Carolina in overtime 82-80 behind a 37 point performance from Deacon great Randolph Childress.
Coach Stokes currently serves as the Mid-American Conference Senior Associate Commissioner for Men’s and Women’s Basketball. Learn more about the MAC at www.GetSomeMACtion.com.
Click here for a 2 minute highlight of Coach Stokes’ Greatest Game: The 1995 ACC Tournament Final
Visit TheBashHoops.com and @TheBashHoops on Twitter and Instagram to learn all about #TheBash, an international elite high school basketball showcase that has traditionally featured teams such as Oak Hill Academy, Huntington Prep, Ridge View High School and more. This year’s event will be played at Cardinal Newman in Columbia, SC.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 73 as Coach Schmeits takes us through his stops in his young career from Wichita State and Bowling Green. Coach Schmeits talks about perseverance and working camps throughout the country to cultivate his many coaching relationships. He tells us about his greatest game when Wichita State was undefeated and squared off against the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA tournament.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 72 as Coach Jeff DiBattisto, Athletic Director at Dreher High School in Columbia, SC, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach DiBattisto takes us on the road during his days as a head coach and talks about the valuable experiences his players gained through travel. His players even got the opportunity to play a scrimmage in the mecca of basketball: Madison Square Garden. This episode will spark your curiosity as a coach and challenge you to think of ways to enhance your player’s lives through incredible experiences.
Follow Dreher High School Athletics on Twitter at @DreherAthletics.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 71 as Coach Kevin Eastman, former NBA Assistant Coach and Executive, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Eastman blows us away in this interview, and drops so much wisdom throughout this entire episode. Hear him talk about the difference between knowledge acquisition and knowledge application, the difference between being a know-it-all versus being a learn-it-all, taking care of yourself, and much more. This is an episode to be listened to carefully and with a notebook. Thanks to Coach Eastman for such a powerful message.
Catch Kevin Eastman on Twitter at @KevinEastman. Visit his website at KevinEastman.net for information on his book, how to book Kevin for your event and more.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 70 as Coach Devin Liferidge, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Greer High School in Greer, SC, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Liferidge’s heart, warmth and passion for his kids and the game shines through brightly in this episode. Don’t miss this one!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 69 as Coach Phil Martelli, Associate Men’s Basketball Coach at The University of Michigan, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Martelli takes us through his incredible journey through high school and college basketball. Even though he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball, what shines through the most is his love for young people, his family and his love for the game of basketball. This episode is incredibly special and uplifting.
Follow Coach Martelli on Twitter at @PhilMartelli. And follow along with Michigan Wolverine Men’s Basketball at @UMichBall on Twitter.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 68 as Coach Mike Socoby, Head Coach at Orono MS in Maine, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach’s passion really shines through in this episode even though we had some audio and technical difficulties recording this one. We still think you’ll enjoy the enthusiasm that Coach Socoby shares with us.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 67 as Coach Emmanuel DeWalt, Head Coach at Carolina Forest High School in Myrtle Beach, SC, tells us about his greatest game. Coach DeWalt takes us through a state championship run with his Hemingway Tigers and to a game against his long time best buddy, and former guest on The Greatest Game Podcast, Coach Andy Pitt.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 66 as Coach Brooks Miller, Head MBB Coach at Trine University, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Miller takes us back to his days at Texas Tech and we hear about Coach Bobby Knight’s 900th win. We also learn more about Trine University, the facilities there and what makes Trine such a special place.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 65 as Coach Brian Eskildsen, Assistant MBB Coach at Harvard, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Eskildsen takes us through his journey and how he worked his way into his assistant coaching role at Harvard. He also tells us the value of being with a championship level program like Harvard. And speaking of championships, Coach Eskildsen takes Kris and Brian through an incredible game in which the Crimson defeated Yale in the Ivy League Playoff, 53-51, to earn a fourth-straight trip to the NCAA tournament back in 2015.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 64 as Coach Jason Powell, Athletic Director at Westwood High School in Blythewood, SC, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Powell takes us to an incredible matchup between powerhouses Lower Richland and Richland Northeast with rosters full of high Division I talent and future pros. Don’t miss this highly-entertaining episode with this highly-successful basketball coach turned AD.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 63 as Coach Greg Lansing, head men’s basketball coach at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Lansing tells us about an incredible run through the Missouri Valley Tournament in 2011 to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. He is one of the most genuine and caring coaches you will ever come across in this business, and that shines through in this episode.
Follow along with Coach Lansing on Twitter at @CoachLansing. Catch Indiana State Men’s Basketball on Twitter at @IndStMBB.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 62 as Coach Bret Jones, head boys basketball coach at Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, SC, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Jones has coached both boys and girls at various high schools in South Carolina. Yet another in a long line of people who have honed their skills at Lexington High School and Presbyterian College. Coach takes us through a tough loss with his White Knoll High School team in their first ever trip to the state playoffs.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 61 as Chris Mongilia, director of operations for Princeton Men’s Basketball (@princetonmbb) and the host of The Pursuit Podcast (@Pursuit_Pod), talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Mongilia is a hungry, ambitious, old school coach who has climbed the ladder from volunteer middle school coach to Division I Men’s Basketball in a little less than a decade. He tells a great story of the Princeton Tigers almost upsetting Notre Dame in the 2017 NCAA Tournament and the importance of playing with a smile!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 60 as Coach Elliott Pope, head boys basketball coach at Lexington High School in Lexington, SC, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Pope is a young energetic coach who has recently taken over one of the storied programs in the Midlands of South Carolina. He tells us about a game while he was coach at West Davidson High School in North Carolina and how they went up to rival Thomasville and won there for the first time this century.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 59 as Coach Barry Sanderson, head boys basketball coach at Tuscaloosa Academy, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Sanderson, son of legendary Alabama Coach Wimp Sanderson, tells us about his fascinating journey throughout college basketball and now about his journey as a highly-successful high school coach. Hear about winning a state championship in his first season at Tuscaloosa Academy plus other great games in his long coaching career. Kris and Brian had the pleasure of working alongside Coach Sanderson during their time at The University of South Carolina.
Follow Coach Sanderson on Twitter at @Barrysanderson.
Barry is also a host of The Inside the Locker Room Show in Tuscaloosa with his father Coach Wimp Sanderson. Download the Tide 100.9 App and listen from 7-9 Central Time. Catch The Inside the Locker Room Show on Twitter at @LockerRoom1009.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 58 as Jamie Shaw, creator of Absolute Basketball, talks with us about his greatest game. Jamie knows an enormous amount about the game of basketball, and is one of the most genuine guys you’ll ever meet around the game. He has an incredible knack of spotting talent early (think Ja Morant), and is on speed dial for every college coach in the country. If you have a player that you think has a chance to play at the next level, you need to get in touch with Jamie Shaw.
Jamie is a MUST follow on social media for basketball fans. Check him out at @JamieShaw5 on Twitter, @Jamie_Shaw5 on Instagram, and Absolute Basketball Experience on YouTube. You also don’t want to miss his podcast: Absolute Basketball Experience with Jamie Shaw available everywhere podcasts can be found.
Here is the boxscore from the 2015 Bojangles Bash game between Hammond and AC Flora Jamie mentions in this episode. The Bojangles Bash is an international elite high school basketball showcase hosted at Ridge View High School in Columbia, SC each year. Learn more at BojanglesBash.com and @BojanglesBash on Twitter.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 57 as Billy Kegler, retired Head Coach at Madison College in Wisconsin, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Kegler brings an incredible amount of wisdom coupled with an amazing love for the game, and it shines through in this episode that covers the value of working camps, traveling the world and much more.
Learn more about Coach Kegler’s current venture, Billy Kegler Basketball, at @BillyKeglerBall on Twitter.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 56 as Jahon Miles, JV Boys Coach at Bear Creek in Stockton, CA, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Miles gives Kris and Brian incredible detail for his greatest game. And get this, it even involves a SHOT CLOCK at the high school level!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 55 as Jay Reid, assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Lincoln Memorial University, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Reid blew us away this entire episode with his authenticity and enthusiasm, and his greatest game (a win over Lenoir-Rhyne while an assistant at Newberry College) is an absolute doozie!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 54 as Yusef English, head coach at Hartsville High School (SC), talks with us about his greatest game. Coach English tells Brian and Kris about an incredible game in which Trae Hannibal, current University of South Carolina Gamecock, went for 62 points.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 53 as Mike Anderson, head coach at Greenville High School (SC), talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Anderson takes us through an incredible game at Dreher High School deep in the SCHSL playoffs. Brian was in attendance at this game, and trust us, you don’t want to miss Coach Anderson talk about this legendary matchup.
Click here for a picture of Tevin Mack showing the ball in his hand as the buzzer goes off.
Click here to read The State Newspaper article about this incredible game.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 52 as Thomas Ryan, head coach at Dorman High School (SC), talks with us about his greatest game. Hear from one of the hottest high school coaches in the country about his first state championship, and hear more about why his program has won four consecutive state titles and got invited to the Geico Nationals this past season.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 51 as Coach Steve Collins, head coach at Madison Memorial High School (WI), talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Collins tells us a great story of a legendary triple overtime state championship game giving him his first state title. Coach Collins is one of the most successful coaches in the state of Wisconsin with 3 state championships and countless appearances in the state Final Four. He also runs a coaching website and several of his own podcasts. You can find him here:
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Wow! Can you believe it? It is time for our 50th episode! Thank you to all of our listeners for all your support over the past few months. It’s been wonderful to produce this show for you. Kris and Brian wanted to bring in an extremely special guest for episode 50, and they have done just that.
816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 50 as Coach Eddie Fogler, the legendary college basketball coach with stops at UNC, Wichita State, Vanderbilt and The University of South Carolina talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Fogler talks with us about learning under the great Dean Smith and some of the many great wins in his career, including being on the sidelines for one of the greatest games in college basketball history.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 49 as Kevin Giltner, assistant coach at Virginia Tech, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Giltner tells us three incredible stories:
First about a 4 OT thriller as Wofford took down Samford at the old Benjamin Johnson Arena.
Second about a 16 point win for Wofford over Seton Hall in the NCAA Tournament.
And lastly about a win over then #5 UNC at the Dean Dome.
Coach Giltner is highly entertaining, and listeners will quickly see why he is one of the rising stars in the college coaching today.
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See into the locker room after Wofford’s win over #5 UNC in Chapel Hill.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 48 as Bryan Brown, head coach at Sumter High School (SC), talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Brown tells us about how he instills methods of success and discipline in his players. From that coaching style his Sumter High team was able to pull off a big upset in his first season this year.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 47 as Frank Martin, head coach at The University of South Carolina, talks with us about his greatest game.
Coach Martin takes us through his incredible journey from being a successful high school coach to the top of the Division I ranks with a 2017 run to the NCAA Final Four with The University of South Carolina.
The goal of The Greatest Games Podcast is to bring encouraging and challenging content to coaches of all levels, and this episode with Coach Martin doesn’t disappoint. Hear his thoughts on challenging kids, discipline and more in an amazing episode. Co-hosts Kris DeBlasio and Brian Rosefield can’t thank Coach Frank Martin enough for taking the time to record this episode.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 46 as members of the 2015 New Jersey North 1, Group 1 State Sectional Champion Cresskill Cougars talk about their greatest games. Head Coach Mike Doto is joined by players Matt Flood, Sean Kelly, AJ Gentile, Nick DeCandia, Luke Kushner as well as our very own Kris DeBlasio who was an assistant coach for the squad.
Hear the guys tell story after story about their time as high school basketball players and about a special run through the playoffs that season. This episode is entertaining, funny, heartwarming and real and we can’t thank the guys enough for joining us on The Greatest Games Podcast.
Click here to see the incredible three pointer AJ Gentile banked in against Wood Ridge. Here is a story about this amazing game from NorthJersey.com.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 45 as Bailey Harris, former head coach at Lexington High School in SC talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Harris tells us of his incredible 30+ year, multiple state championship winning journey through South Carolina high school basketball and even about his success as a Cross Country coach. Hear Brian cry on the air as both coaches tell of Lexington’s Cross Country wins over Ridge View back in the day. Well, he doesn’t cry, but it’s good fun hearing about their battles.
Click here to see the final shot from Coach Harris’ second greatest game which was a HUGE win for Lexington over rival River Bluff.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 44 as JoJo Cadray, former head coach at The Paideia School in Atlanta, GA, talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Cadray tells of his journey as a college basketball player to being a successful high school coach. Every coach at all levels will benefit from hearing his views on life and coaching. Also learn about his new journey with Multiple Sclerosis. Learn more here: www.nationalmssociety.org/
Click here to see one of Coach Cadray’s greatest games in which The University of South Carolina defeated #5 Florida.
Click here for an extremely old-school link from ESPN for this great game plus a great view of the old Carolina Coliseum (Brian’s all-time favorite college basketball venue).
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 43 as Dr. Neal Ring, Athletic Director at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Dr. Ring, who served as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Bob Jones University, tells us about an incredible win over Division I USC Upstate. Plus, hear about all the amazing things he is doing with the DISC assessment and how beneficial it is for coaches and programs.
Learn more about Dr. Ring at AthleticDISCSolutions.com and connect with him at AthleticDISCSolutions@gmail.com to be entered in a drawing for a free DISC assessment and more!
Learn more about Bob Jones University at bju.edu and Bob Jones University Athletics at bjubruins.com.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 42 as Jimmy Maher, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Wood-Ridge High School in Wood-Ridge, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Maher entertains Kris and Brian in this incredible episode as we dip our toes back in NJ for the first time in a while!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 41 as Nate Livesay, Head Boys Basketball Coach at West Florence High School in Florence, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Livesay is one of the most sought-after coaches in the Southeast and has an incredible knack for getting his kids to play harder than any team you’ll ever see. Hear about his journey that has now brought him to West Florence High School.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 40 as Nate Bollinger, Director of Basketball Operations at The College of William and Mary talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Bollinger talks with us about his journey through several levels of basketball and the many lessons he has learned along the way. This interview is chocked full of wisdom for coaches of all levels.
Check this link to see the final play of Nate’s greatest game, a win by High Point over Winthrop.
Catch William and Mary Basketball on Twitter at @WMTribeMBB
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 39 as Coach Daryl Jarvis, Head Coach at Dreher High School in Columbia, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Jarvis takes us on his journey through the ranks of high school basketball in South Carolina to landing at Dreher High School, a high school steeped in basketball greatness that has featured players like the great Alex English to more recently Tevin Mack.
Catch Dreher Basketball on Twitter at @DreherBluembb and Dreher_BlueDevilsMBB on Instagram. Coach Jarvis can be found on Twitter at @iCoachJarvis. Learn more about Dreher High School on Twitter at @DreherAthletics and @DreherHigh.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 38 as Coach John Ziemba, Head Coach at Emerson High School in Emerson, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Ziemba takes us through his long storied career as one of the best coaches in north Jersey, as evident by his 400 wins. He tells us about a game in his early years at Fort Lee High School where they upset Ramapo High School in the Group 3 state tournament and helped establish his program as one of the best around.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 37 as Coach Kevin Grimes, Head Coach at Northern Valley Demarest High School in Demarest, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Grimes takes us through his quick rise to being a high school head coach. He tells us about a game where his underdog team won the Passaic County basketball tournament for the first time in school history.
Click here to watch the Coach Grimes’ Greatest Game as his Wayne Hills team defeated John F. Kennedy to win a Passaic County Championship.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 36 as Coach Chuck McBreen, Head Coach at Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Follow Coach McBreen’s journey as a high school coach and then to being one of the longest tenured coaches in all of Division-III men’s basketball. Coach tells us about a game from a few years ago that vaulted his team to the Division-III Final Four and got to cut the nets down in front of the home fans.
Click here for highlights of Coach McBreen’s Greatest Game in which Ramapo defeated MIT to advance to the 2018 Division III Final Four.
As mentioned during the show, here is a link that shows the beautiful home of Ramapo College Basketball: The Bradley Center
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 35 as Coach Darby Rich, Strength and Conditioning Coach at The University of Memphis talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Rich tells us about starting out as a basketball coach and his transformation into the realm of strength and conditioning where he has worked in collegiate basketball, the NFL and the PGA tour. He brings us through the closing minutes of one of the great comebacks in NCAA basketball history from his time at Texas A&M university.
Darby’s greatest game is an absolute doozy. Click here to watch the greatest comeback in NCAA history as Texas A&M defeats Northern Iowa in the 2nd Round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 34 as Coach Rick Duckett, Assistant Coach at Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC talks with us about his greatest game. The venerable coach takes us through his long career as a collegiate assistant and head coach, and all the amazing mentors he has had along the way from Dean Smith to Clarence “Big House” Gaines to Dave Odom. Coach Duckett tells a story of a thrilling overtime game from his time as a head coach at Fayetteville State University.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 33 as Coach Mike Cebula, Head Coach at Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Cebula talks with us about coaching at only one school throughout his 20 year coaching career. He tells us about a home state playoff game which he says helped establish his program as one of the best in Bergen County. Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 32 as Coach Andrew Peckham, Head Coach at Fox Creek High School in North Augusta, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Peckham takes us through his unique journey of being a high school basketball head coach at the age of 20. He explains to us one game in the state tournament where his team held the ball for most of an overtime period, as well as a big victory over perennial South Carolina prep power Calhoun County.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 31 as Coach Ty Baumgardner, Head Coach at Jackson County High School in Jefferson, GA talks with us about his greatest game. Hear all about Coach Baumgardner’s various experiences as a college and high school head coach. For his greatest game he took us to the 2013 North Carolina State Championship game where his Olympic high school team capped off a 30-0 season and the school's first ever state championship.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 30 as Coach Dion Bethea, Head Coach at Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about Dion’s journey from starting his own AAU program to leading one of the best prep schools in the southeast. He tells us about a thrilling overtime game his team played at the City of Palms classic a few years ago.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 29 as Coach Heath Vandevender, Head Coach at Trinity Christian School in Fayetteville, NC talks with us about his greatest game. Coach tells us about an epic matchup between his guys and Greenfield School and their star Coby White. Also hear about what makes Trinity Christian School such a special place, and one that has produced high major talent for many years.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 28 as Coach Paul Pomykala, Head Coach at Passaic High School in Passaic, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Hear all about how he got the chance to work for Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley, Sr and how that has shaped his views on being a teacher and mentor to his student athletes. Coach tells us about taking his Passaic team back to his alma mater for an exciting overtime victory.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 27 as Coach Pat Gabriele, Associate Head Coach at Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Hear about his experiences as a high school and college coach. Coach Gabriele tells us about an unbelievable game with a half court shot to win their conference tournament and gaining his team an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 26 as Coach Matt Jennings, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Xavier University talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about Matt’s journey from a college football player at North Carolina to one of the most sought after strength and conditioning coaches in the country. He brings us on a ride of many memorable games throughout his career, but eventually lands on 2 special games watching his children.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 25 as Coach Matt Parke of the Positive Coaching Alliance (PositiveCoach.org) and based out of Los Angeles, CA talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about the fascinating journey that basketball has taken him on over the past 25 years. Matt has coached and worked at every level of basketball and moved all over the United States doing so, from his hometown in Maine all the way to Hawaii and lots of places in between.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 24 as Coach Eddie “Rock” Rendzio, Head Coach at Waldwick High School in Waldwick, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Hear all about his experience coaching at his high school alma mater (Wood Ridge HS) as he tells us about his greatest state playoff game while coaching there. Rock also tells us about the agonizing decision to leave Wood Ridge and how his coaching has evolved over the years.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 23 as Coach John Santulli, Head Coach at Westwood High School in Washington Township, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Hear about his days as a young college assistant coach and working his way up the chain of North Jersey basketball. He tells us about a fascinating state playoff game that had to be played over 2 days.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 22 as Coach Andy Pitt, Head Coach at Chesnee High School in Chesnee, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Hear about stepping back into the gym where he played his high school ball, but this time as a coach and how his team came out with a win at the buzzer!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 21 as Coach Brooks Savage, Assistant Coach at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC talks with us about his greatest game. Hear his incredible journey that began as a player for the legendary Tim Whipple (Irmo HS in SC), to being a student manager at the University of Tennessee to now landing an assistant coaching spot in a Power 5 conference. Coach Savage has a wealth of experience in college basketball and an incredible story-telling ability.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 20 as Darren Cooper becomes the first non basketball coach to talk with us about his greatest game. Learn about his days writing stories for stratomatic baseball as a kid all the way up to being a high school sports columnist for www.northjersey.com. Darren tells us about various great games including seeing Cooper and Peyton Manning on the basketball court.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 19 as Coach Josh Staley, Head Coach at AC Flora High School in Columbia, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his humble beginnings as head coach at Elloree High School in small town South Carolina to becoming one of the most successful coaches in SCHSL basketball today.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 18 as Coach Anthony Gallo, Head Coach at Saddle River High School in Saddle River, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his quick rise to the head coaching ranks and the lessons he’s learned from mentors like Mike Rice and Danny Brown. For his greatest game he tells us about his upset of a traditional North Jersey powerhouse.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 17 as Coach Dan Gianfredi, Assistant at Saddle River High School in Saddle River, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about Dan’s journey through multiple levels of coaching through his personality and storytelling. His greatest game was in the championship of the “Junior Jambo” and it was a loss, which he still looks back on with pride.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 16 as Coach Marcus Belcher of Illinois State in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his time as a successful player and now as a successful coach in the Missouri Valley Conference. Coach Belcher, the Dean of coaches of the MVC, led his Southern Illinois Salukis to the Sweet 16 in 2002.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 15 as Coach Jeff Koehler of Tenafly High School in Tenafly, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Follow Coach Koehler’s journey from Long Island, to Indiana, Alabama and eventually to North Jersey where he has become a successful girls basketball, volleyball and now boys basketball coach. Listen to how he used a particular strategy to pull off a huge upset in the NJ State Playoffs.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 14 as Coach Sean Dixon of Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, TN talks with us about his greatest game. Hear about a phenomenal double overtime rivalry game and a bloody finger from one of most engaging up and coming coaches in college basketball today.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 13 as Coach Steven Herget of Leonia High School in Leonia, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey as an outstanding prep player in Bergen County to becoming one of the youngest head coaches in the area. Steven brings great compassion, competitiveness and maturity to the gym.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 12 as Coach Phil Deter of Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey from being a student manager at the University of South Carolina to building a championship culture at Cardinal Newman. Deter's teams have won the past 2 SCISA State Championships.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 11 as Coach Ron Van Saders of River Dell High School in Oradell, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey as a former multiple sport athlete to becoming a multiple sport coach at his alma mater. Ron brings a fun and engaging personality to everything that he does.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 10 as Coach John Wiseman of Palisades Park High School in Palisades Park, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his incredible journey through several incredible stories. New and seasoned coaches alike will gain wonderful insights through this interview.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 9 as Coach Ryan Hilburn of Dorman High School in Roebuck, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey from being a student manager at the University of South Carolina, to coaching college basketball and hear what he is bringing to the high school game in South Carolina. Dorman High School has won 4 consecutive SCHSL State Championships. This is truly a fascinating interview full of great information for basketball coaches of all levels.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 8 as Coach Terrence Gibson of Ridge View High School in Columbia, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey from playing at Keenan HS, to VCU and around the world and how he found his way back home to Columbia to be a highly successful girls basketball coach.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 7 as Coach Adam Sidrow of Midland Park High School in Midland Park, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. This is a fascinating interview that you don't want to miss.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 6 as Coach Brett Carey, Assistant Mens Basketball Coach at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN talks with us about his greatest game. Coach Carey tells us about his journey from Oak Hill Academy, the mecca of high school basketball, as a player and coach to his days of coaching at his alma mater (UNC Asheville) to now being on staff with the Sycamores. His incredible journey also includes a stop along the way as a Graduate Assistant at the University of South Carolina where he worked with Kris and Brian.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 5 as Coach Adam Kaplan of Park Ridge High School in Park Ridge, NJ talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey to becoming a highly successful high school basketball coach while getting his college education and training as a psychologist. This is a fascinating interview that you don't want to miss.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 4 as Coach John Combs of Westwood High School in Blythewood, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey as a student manager for the University of South Carolina to being one of the most successful coaches in recent history!
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 3 as Coach Dan Egerow of Cresskill HS in New Jersey talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey as a player for Cresskill HS to now being the head coach as his alma mater.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 2 as Coach Yerrick Stoneman of Ridge View High School in Columbia, SC talks with us about his greatest game. Learn about his journey from Virginia Tech with a stop along the way at Oak Hill, and how his teams have won 3 consecutive South Carolina State Championships.
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816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 1 as Coach Chris Gaskin of Ridgefield Park HS in New Jersey talks with us about his greatest game.
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